Christian growth
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Today’s Gospel unsettles me. “For it is from within, from the heart, that evil intentions emerge…” What must I do then so that evil intentions do not emerge? Read more
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A young man was down in every way. His studies were not going well. His brother faced a serious health crisis. He remembered that a Catholic friend had once invited him to the parish near his home and shown him the Adoration Room. The friend told him that You are present in the Blessed Sacrament,… Read more
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Today I spent more than four hours on mundane administrative work. Expenditure reports. Budget projections for the new semester. Spreadsheets. Calculations. Forecasts. By evening, I felt my day had not been well-spent. It did not feel spiritual or impactful. It did not feel like I had “served” in any visible way. And yet I know… Read more
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You told Solomon to ask something of You and You will give it. It is the responsibility of godparents to show the candidates how to practice the Gospel in personal and social life, to sustain the candidates in moments of hesitancy and anxiety, to bear witness and to guide the candidates progress in baptismal life.… Read more
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Yesterday I asked, What am I willing to endure for You? Today the Church honours another twenty-six martyrs — St Paul Miki and his companions. I ask myself again, could I endure as much as they did? In response, You place before me a different question. Will I commit to being a godparent? Day after… Read more
In Moments Like This 